Marine carb
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Drifting
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Marine carb
Has anyone used a marine carburetor on their NOM motor? I have a mechanical distributor, so no need for vacuum on advance. It has the correct PCV at the carb base. Any pros or cons?
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Most marine carbs don't have the screw that engages the fast idle cam, since the throttle on a boat can be used to get a higher idle while the engine is warming up, and because the transmissions are designed to shift at very low RPM, so you don't want a "fast idle" setting on a marine carb.
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Most marine carbs don't have the screw that engages the fast idle cam, since the throttle on a boat can be used to get a higher idle while the engine is warming up, and because the transmissions are designed to shift at very low RPM, so you don't want a "fast idle" setting on a marine carb.
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That must have been a real pain reversing the rotation of the engine to get the boat to go backwards. Wait, you mean you didn't have to do that? Then your boat had a transmission, unless it was direct drive. But I'm sure the original poster appreciates you using all that nautical expertise to help him out with his question.
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From: Butler Pa
That must have been a real pain reversing the rotation of the engine to get the boat to go backwards. Wait, you mean you didn't have to do that? Then your boat had a transmission, unless it was direct drive. But I'm sure the original poster appreciates you using all that nautical expertise to help him out with his question.
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